A Therapist’s Perspective: What is happiness and How is it Achieved? Halle Neff The first thought that comes to my mind when thinking about happiness is the phrase, “pursuit of happiness.” The movie, “The Pursuit of Happiness,” is...
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A Therapist’s Perspective is a blog series where our Lifepoint Therapists answer important questions based on timely issues regarding mental health HOW CAN PEOPLE CARE FOR THEMSELVES DURING CHALLENGING TIMES? From Carol Musser: When...
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I have been practicing at Lifepoint for a little over a year now, but I have been in the field since 2015. I’ve been married for almost three years to a man I met when we were both nine years old (…we grew up four minutes away from one another...
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Hi, I’m Jayne! I am a Marriage and Family Therapist with Lifepoint Counseling Services. Being a therapist feels less like a job and more of an extension of who I am. Relationships, to me, are one of the most important aspects of life that bring...
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Throughout my previous career and service to the community, I have always been drawn to activities that offer hope and help to others. In my 30 years as a Real Estate salesperson, my volunteer work at my church and my 8 years serving on...
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“ALL OF THE FEELS!” You’ve heard it before. “This sweater is giving me all of the feels.” “Omg, these puppies give me all the feels.” After doing some brief Google research, one will discover that this term is slang, describing an overwhelming...
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When you and your spouse/partner agree to schedule a couple’s therapy session together, the marriage and family therapist will get to know you both first, will hear your story, and explore both of your perspectives on what concerns bring you to...
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The holidays are coming… quickly. What do you notice when you think about the holidays? Joy, excitement, anticipation? Or is it stress, worry, and a feeling of being overwhelmed? It is not uncommon for this time of year to bring a lot of stress...
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Power and Control in Relationships In my last blog, Abuse: The dark underbelly of power and control (Click here to read the previous blog), I defined abuse as any action that intentionally harms or injures another person. In this blog, it is my...
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What to look for in a Therapist Therapy should be a safe and positive environment in which you can share anything without fear of judgement or rebuke. That type of environment is created by a good therapist. However, not all therapists are the...
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Through the busyness of our lives and the fast pace of our society true mindfulness is a challenge to achieve. Few of us are taught how to be mindful and consequently what it means to be mindful is often misunderstood. To truly utilize the...
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Do you constantly find yourself in a frantic frenzy, always on the run, exhausted and never able to slow down? Do you always feel like you’re under the heavy weight of comparison, competition, hustling and multitasking? Are you a people-pleaser...
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